What is Datadog?
Datadog Synthetics performs automated website and API monitoring through simulated user requests and browser rendering to test application performance and availability. You can set up Agent Analytics to see when Datadog visits your website.
Overview
| Operated By | Datadog |
| Expected To Follow Robots.txt | No |
| Insights Last Updated | September 14, 2026 |
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Expected Behavior
Datadog's traffic often follows fixed intervals like a cron job. Activity may consist of short recurring checks or occasional intensive bursts, but it usually remains limited to a specific set of pages or endpoints.
Datadog's User Agent
| User Agent | Datadog/Synthetics |
How To Block Datadog With Robots.txt
Add this rule to your robots.txt file to request that Datadog not access your website, or use Automatic Robots.txt to request the same of all developer helpers at once. You can customize which pages are blocked by swapping out / for a different path.
User-agent: Datadog # https://knownagents.com/agents/datadog
Disallow: /Insights for Datadog
As of September 14, 2026, this data reflects agent visits measured across thousands of websites using Agent Analytics, combined with daily scans of the top 1000 websites and their robots.txt files.
Robots.txt Blocked Percentage
Country of Origin
Robots.txt Blocking Trend
6% of top websites block Datadog in their robots.txts.
Overall Developer Helper Traffic
0.8% of all web traffic came from developer helpers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should I Block Datadog?
Only if no one on your team relies on it. Datadog may support uptime monitoring, performance tests, or audits. Blocking it without checking first can silently disrupt those workflows. For context, 6% of the top websites we track currently have robots.txt rules for Datadog.
Does Datadog Follow Robots.txt Rules?
No. Datadog is not expected to follow robots.txt rules, so a disallow rule only communicates your preference. Enforce the block with firewall or server rules, then use Agent Analytics to verify that its requests stop.
Does Datadog Access Private Content?
Only when configured with access. A team may grant Datadog credentials to monitor staging sites or private health endpoints. Without those credentials, it sees only public pages.
How Can I Tell if Datadog Is Visiting My Website?
Agent Analytics tracks Datadog visits in real time. You can also check your server logs for requests whose user-agent string contains "Datadog". Look for repeated checks of the same pages or endpoints at regular intervals. Because Datadog does not publish a verification method, any client can claim its identity and a log match is only a clue.
Why Is Datadog Visiting My Website?
Someone, most likely on your own team, configured Datadog to check your site. Uptime monitors, performance testers, and audit tools visit only the sites or endpoints they are told to watch.